Vital Statistics


White non-Hispanic origin, 1-4 years
Rank¹	Cause of death (Based on the Ninth Revision, International Classification of Diseases, 1975), and age	Number²	Rate²
. . .	All causes. . . .	3,378	33.9
1	Accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E949	1,295	13.0
. . .	Motor vehicle accidents. . . .E810-E825	444	4.4
. . .	All other accidents and adverse effects. . . .E800-E807,E826-E949	851	8.5
2	Congenital anomalies. . . .740-759	373	3.7
3	Malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and hematopoietic tissues. . . .140-208	306	3.1
4	Homicide and legal intervention. . . .E960-E978	156	1.6
5	Diseases of heart. . . .390-398,402,404-429	123	1.2
6	Pneumonia and influenza. . . .480-487	67	0.7
7	Human immunodeficiency virus infection. . . .042-044	53	0.5
8	Septicemia. . . .038	45	0.5
9	Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period. . . .760-779	34	0.3
10	Benign neoplasms, carcinoma in situ, and neoplasms of uncertain behavior and of unspecified nature. . . .210-239	28	0.3
10	Cerebrovascular diseases. . . .430-438	28	0.3
. . .	All other causes. . . .Residual	870	8.7

* Figure does not meet standards of reliability or precision (see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.).
. . . Category not applicable.
¹ Rank based on number of deaths; see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.
² Figures for age not stated are included in "All ages" but not distributed among age groups.
³ Includes races other than white and black.
⁴ Includes deaths under 1 year of age.

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Number of deaths and death rates for the 10 leading causes of death for Hispanic and white non-Hispanic origins, for specified age groups: Total of 49 reporting States and the District of Columbia, 1995

[Rates per 100,000 population in specified group. For explanation of asterisks preceding cause-of-death categories, or for a listing of reporting States, see Technical notes in Monthly vital statistics report; vol 45 no 11, supp 2.]